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[–] [email protected] -1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (11 children)

This whole thing is sad but also pointless. Looked into it before, the cops did search but somehow were given the wrong schedule or the garbage trucks were diverted to a different facility. By the time this was realized, it was far too late. I get where the families are coming from but this is pointless and it's been years now

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago (8 children)

The Prairie Green Landfill shut down dumping in the correct zone in 2022. I know that because I was delivering construction garbage to that dump in 2022.

It is not pointless. Your take is tho.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (7 children)

The estimate is that 60,000 tonnes of material will need to be sifted through, an effort that will take up to three years and between $84M and $186M dollars, with absolutely no guarantee of success.

It's a performative act and waste of resources. I'd much rather see the $90M go towards funding for addictions and mental health supports, and for homeless shelters. Care for the living, the dead no longer care.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

They are going there to clean up the toxic chemicals the government dumped there for decades. They are not looking for bodies. If bodies show up, maybe they'll announce it but this smells very very suspicious.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Hahahaha! Yeah, only private companies can dump their trash there.

Doiiiiiiii.

Landfill: Private

Contractor: Private

Government: Employs contractors

Along comes the lobbyists for literally the "Waste Management Business", saying, oh shit there's bodies in our dump it seems. Gov better finance digging the whole thing up and dispose of it elsewhere, on the governments/taxpayers buck.

Stock goes brrrrrr.

Not saying this is literally what's going on, just that that exact thing has happened so many times it gets tiring predicting it.

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